1954 MLB Season
As originally written by Tim Brulia:
This is the 1954 listing of network TV crews.
Spring training
Saturday 3/13
Phillies-White Sox, unknown, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Game was blacked out in second inning and broadcast ended after the third
Saturday 3/20
Phillies-White Sox, 1:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 3/27
Indians-Giants, 1:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 4/3
Giants-Indians, 2:15, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner (in Dallas)
Saturday 4/10
Phillies-A's, 1:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Regular season
April
Tuesday 4/13:
Yankees-Senators, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 4/17:
White Sox-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 4/24:
Orioles-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Yankees-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
May
Saturday 5/1:
Orioles-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 5/8:
Tigers-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Saturday 5/15:
Senators-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Athletics-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Saturday 5/22:
Orioles-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
White Sox-Tigers, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Saturday 5/29:
Dodgers-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Senators-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
June
Saturday 6/5:
Indians-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game unknown
Saturday 6/12:
Tigers-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 6/19:
Yankees-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Red Sox-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Saturday 6/26:
Red Sox-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
July
Saturday 7/3:
Dodgers-Phillies, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 7/10:
Indians-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Red Sox-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Tuesday 7/13:
Baseball All-Star Game from Cleveland:
National-American, 1:15, NBC. Mel Allen, Gene Kelly
Saturday 7/17:
Indians-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 7/24:
Orioles-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 7/31:
Senators-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
August
Saturday 8/7:
Athletics-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Senators-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Saturday 8/14:
Tigers-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Orioles-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan, Bob Finnegan
Saturday 8/21:
Phillies-Dodgers, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner (Rained out)
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 8/28:
White Sox-Athletics, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
September
Saturday 9/4:
Dodgers-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 9/11:
Yankees-White Sox, 2:30, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
"B" game info unknown
Saturday 9/18:
Phillies-Giants, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Orioles-White Sox, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan
Saturday 9/25:
Tigers-Indians, 2:00, ABC. Dizzy Dean, Buddy Blattner
Pirates-Dodgers, 2:00, ABC. Bill McColgan
World Series
Wednesday 9/29:
Game 1, Indians-Giants, 1:00, NBC. Russ Hodges, Jack Brickhouse
Thursday 9/30:
Game 2, Indians-Giants, 1:00, NBC. Russ Hodges, Jack Brickhouse
Friday 10/1:
Game 3, Giants-Indians, 1:00, NBC. Jack Brickhouse, Russ Hodges
Saturday 10/2:
Game 4: Giants-Indians, 1:00, NBC. Jack Brickhouse, Russ Hodges
Note: WOR-New York, WPIX-New York and WXEL-Cleveland also provided coverage, using the NBC feed.
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